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Galea also works with the band TV on the Radio, whose “Wolf Like Me” provided a shot of adrenaline to “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”—a slam dunk for getting more teens to gigs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

This was when Schmitt, believing he was on the verge of a slam dunk, accused Smith of perjury.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Rich Greenfield, a longtime media analyst, called the deal a “slam dunk win” for Paramount because it didn’t require the company to sell off any assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Nolan Scott is a 6-foot-4 tight end and linebacker who can dunk and plays basketball with his Harvard-bound brother, Maxwell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Do you dunk I complained about picking up old lunches that had fungus growing on them and sweeping asbestos tiles and straightening Thorndike dictionaries?

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

His 10 dunks are the most for a Laker since Shaquille O’Neal in 2003.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The high-flying wing’s growth this offseason caught the attention of his teammates, who are eager to throw him lobs for dunks and see him sky for rebounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

He installed himself courtside, the Windows Clippy among the die-hards, leaping from his seat after dunks and wiggling like one of those inflatable tubes at a car wash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

He has a radar for the rim, sixth in the NBA in dunks per game in 2024-25.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Haymitch picks up a pork chop with his fingers, which makes Effie frown, and dunks it in his wine.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

In went the torn sourdough, which I thoroughly dunked in the custard, followed by crisped bacon, a small drizzle of bacon fat — sue me — cheddar, roasted peppers and minced onion.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

"It's so tough playing an individual sport. You can't be subbed out, you just have to be dunked back in the deep end immediately," former British player Naomi Broady said on BBC TV.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

There were clues, though: He once went into the Brentwood School gym and dunked to soothe his nerves before singing in the jazz band.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026

He made 142 3-pointers last season, and he dunked only 91 times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

What if we are all donuts just waiting to be dunked? she thought.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo

I worry that dunking on people doesn’t necessarily change their minds.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

After securing victory with a service winner, Sabalenka celebrated by dunking her head in an ice cooler.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026

Here he is dunking in 2024 before singing with the jazz band.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026

But the dunking spawned the legend of the "Curse of the Colonel" that said the Tigers would never win another title until the effigy was recovered.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

“He’s a useless guard dog, though,” says the one still finishing his pie, dunking it in the sauce on his plate.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak